No-Helmet Bill Passes Senate Panel

A proposal to do away with the state’s motorcycle helmet law was approved by the Senate Transportation Committee despite Gov. Bill Haslam’s opposition, the Memphis Daily News reports. The bill, sponsored my Sen. Mike Bell, R-Riceville, would allow riding without a helmet but require the driver to have $25,000 in additional medical coverage, a minimum two-year motorcycle license, have taken a motorcycle riding course and be at least 25 years old.